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M. Ward

Tuesday October 1, 2024 08:00 PM EDT 10/01/2024 8:00 PM

Cost: $30-$35

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CRITIC’S PICK: M.Ward, Folk Bitch Trio, Terminal West—Perhaps known more for his work on side projects like Monsters of Folk, and especially She & Him (the latter duo with actress/singer Zoey Deschanel), singer/songwriter M. Ward has nonetheless released a steady stream of charming, low-key, indie folk-rock albums over the past 25 years. Some of those highlights are collected in a new best-of disc which he will likely play tracks from tonight. The collection closes with a cool cover of Godley & Crème’s nearly forgotten 1985 hit “Cry,” performed on the album with the Folk Bitch Trio, a threesome of female folkies, who open tonight’s show. — Hal Horowitz

From the venue:

For Beginners: The Best of M. Ward is a collection for M. Ward fans of any vintage. Gathering together 14 tracks from across his Merge Records discography, including the newly recorded song “Cry,” For Beginners is both a primer and a mixtape of favorites sequenced in a way that gives them new life.

Beginning with “Chinese Translation” and “Poison Cup” from 2006’s Post-War, For Beginners drops in on Ward as he expands his prowess in the studio. His singular cover of David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” from 2003’s Transfiguration of Vincent, breaks out into the exuberant “Never Had Nobody Like You” from 2009’s Hold Time. Rather than the neat evolutionary line suggested by a chronological arrangement, what holds For Beginners together is Ward’s impeccable skill as a songwriter, which remains in focus as his sound expands from low-fi home recordings to electric, radio-ready stompers.

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At Terminal West

887 West Marietta St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 876-5566
terminalwestatl.com